This blog is now closed, thanks for joining us. These were the updates on the Russia-Ukraine war on Thursday, June 1:
This blog is now closed, thanks for joining us. These were the updates on the Russia-Ukraine war on Thursday, June 1:
- Russia says it has repelled three attempted incursions along its border with Ukraine, by what it casts as pro-Ukrainian fighters, while heavy shelling prompted a partial evacuation of civilians from the area.
- At least 30 Ukrainian fighters were killed, according to Moscow, a claim that was not possible to verify.
- At least three people, including a girl and her mother, have been killed in a Russian missile strike on Kyiv, according to Ukrainian officials.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is in Moldova for a European summit, pressing his case for NATO membership as the military alliance meets in Oslo.